Word Meaning 早める

はやめる hayameru

早める is read as はやめる (hayameru) and means to quicken (e.g. one's step).

Meaning

English

  1. to quicken (e.g. one's step)
  2. to speed up
  3. to accelerate
  4. to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours)
  5. to advance
  6. to hasten (e.g. one's death)
  7. to expedite
  8. to precipitate

Reading

Kana

はやめる

Romaji

hayameru

Writing Variants

  • 速める はやめる hayameru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 遅らせる,延ばす,遅らす Rank 1062 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

早まる

はやまる

to be hasty

早口

はやぐち

fast-talking

早い

はやい

as soon as ...

早急

さっきゅう

immediate

早朝

そうちょう

early morning

早く

はやく

early

早春

そうしゅん

early spring

早起き

はやおき

early rising

早出

はやで

(taking the) early shift

早々

そうそう

as soon as...

早々

はやばや

early

はや

already